weight control

Discusses weight control, causes of overeating, the dangers of diet fads, and proper nutrition.

Suggestions for taking weight off and keeping it off through modifying attitudes, eating nutritiously, and exercising.

As he enters high school, fourteen-year-old Elvin continues to deal with his weight problem as he tries to find his place among his peers.

Discusses the causes of obesity, the health hazards it may cause, how society views obese people, and ways to control obesity.

Poopsie's plans for self-improvement include losing enough weight to fit into a medium-sized bathing suit and becoming a prima ballerina.

Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.

In his desire to be slim like the cat, Humphrey the pig dances his weight away.

Hillary the cat makes herself miserable trying to lose weight for a play audition, but she finally realizes that she is just right the way she is.

Discusses proper eating habits, weight problems and eating disorders.

As a sixteen-year-old pursues her two goals--growing the biggest pumpkin in Iowa and losing twenty pounds herself--she strengthens her relationship with her father and meets a young man with interests similar to her own.